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Re: [Ducati] Kawasaki buys Bimota!

KM
Ken Mannina
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 5:01 PM

Let's hope Kawi brings back the beautifully designed and wildly popular DB3 Mantra.  Seriously, resurrecting the stillborn V-Due 2-stroke would be interesting.   
Ken Mannina

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Let's hope Kawi brings back the beautifully designed and wildly popular DB3 Mantra.  Seriously, resurrecting the stillborn V-Due 2-stroke would be interesting.    Ken Mannina Sent from my Nintendo® 9000 Donkey Kong™ Video Console
MB
Mario Baroz
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 5:13 PM

No soup for you!

KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!
KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!

Mario

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Let's hope Kawi brings back the beautifully designed and wildly popular DB3 Mantra.  Seriously, resurrecting the stillborn V-Due 2-stroke would be interesting.
Ken Mannina

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No soup for you! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! Mario ________________________________ From: Ducati <ducati-bounces@list.ducati.net> on behalf of Ken Mannina <kmannina@sbcglobal.net> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:01 PM To: ducati@list.ducati.net <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Kawasaki buys Bimota! Let's hope Kawi brings back the beautifully designed and wildly popular DB3 Mantra. Seriously, resurrecting the stillborn V-Due 2-stroke would be interesting. Ken Mannina Sent from my Nintendo® 9000 Donkey Kong™ Video Console To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: http://www.ductalk.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/ducnet _____________________ Ducati mailing list Ducati@list.ducati.net http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net Mailto: mariobaroz@hotmail.com
TP
Tony Pags
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 5:49 PM

Holy crap - what's the love affair for the KB2?  Looks like a worse
version of Honda's Hurricane to me!

Pags

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 1:13 PM Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:

No soup for you!

KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!
KB2!
KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!
KB2!

Mario

Holy crap - what's the love affair for the KB2? Looks like a worse version of Honda's Hurricane to me! Pags On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 1:13 PM Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com> wrote: > No soup for you! > > KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! > KB2! > KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! > KB2! > > Mario > >
JC
James Calandro
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 6:39 PM

I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin.  I prefer
light bikes with medium power over monstrous power.
Jim Calandro
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MB
Mario Baroz
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 6:44 PM

Because my first bike was a Kawasaki GPz550. Which I bought because I saw Jimmy Filice keep up with Eddie Lawson at Laguna Seca in 1981 and Jimmy and I are the same size.  And I had never seen a full-fairing bike before I saw the KB2.  The KB2 used the GPz550 as it's base, therefore I knew I could ride it and if Jimmy could ride a KZ1000, I could ride a KB2.  And it looked like nothing else on the planet at the time. The pictures of that perfectly welded frame just wowed me.  The Cycle issue with it on the cover is burned into my brain and I sill have that magazine, sealed in a gallon freezer bag.

I've only ever seen one for sale, it was a couple of years ago and it went for north of $60K.  So much for fantasies....

Mario

From: Ducati ducati-bounces@list.ducati.net on behalf of Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:49 PM
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: Re: [Ducati] Kawasaki buys Bimota!

Holy crap - what's the love affair for the KB2?  Looks like a worse
version of Honda's Hurricane to me!

Pags

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 1:13 PM Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:

No soup for you!

KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!
KB2!
KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!
KB2!

Mario

Because my first bike was a Kawasaki GPz550. Which I bought because I saw Jimmy Filice keep up with Eddie Lawson at Laguna Seca in 1981 and Jimmy and I are the same size. And I had never seen a full-fairing bike before I saw the KB2. The KB2 used the GPz550 as it's base, therefore I knew I could ride it and if Jimmy could ride a KZ1000, I could ride a KB2. And it looked like nothing else on the planet at the time. The pictures of that perfectly welded frame just wowed me. The Cycle issue with it on the cover is burned into my brain and I sill have that magazine, sealed in a gallon freezer bag. I've only ever seen one for sale, it was a couple of years ago and it went for north of $60K. So much for fantasies.... Mario ________________________________ From: Ducati <ducati-bounces@list.ducati.net> on behalf of Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 12:49 PM To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Kawasaki buys Bimota! Holy crap - what's the love affair for the KB2? Looks like a worse version of Honda's Hurricane to me! Pags On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 1:13 PM Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com> wrote: > No soup for you! > > KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2!KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! > KB2! > KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! KB2! > KB2! > > Mario > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: http://www.ductalk.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/ducnet _____________________ Ducati mailing list Ducati@list.ducati.net http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net Mailto: mariobaroz@hotmail.com
TP
Tony Pags
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 6:59 PM

100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious
power improvements though to compete!
Pags

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro capod2t@gmail.com wrote:

I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin.  I prefer
light bikes with medium power over monstrous power.
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429

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100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious power improvements though to compete! Pags On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro <capod2t@gmail.com> wrote: > I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin. I prefer > light bikes with medium power over monstrous power. > Jim Calandro > il Capo > US DESMO > www.usdesmo.com > 704-843-0429 > > > > > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > > > Virus-free. > www.avast.com > < > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list > Ducati@list.ducati.net > http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net > Mailto: ajpags@gmail.com >
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Tony Pags
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 6:59 PM

Ah - Nostalgia strikes again!

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:45 PM Mario Baroz mariobaroz@hotmail.com wrote:

Because my first bike was a Kawasaki GPz550. Which I bought because I saw
Jimmy Filice keep up with Eddie Lawson at Laguna Seca in 1981 and Jimmy and
I are the same size.  And I had never seen a full-fairing bike before I saw
the KB2.  The KB2 used the GPz550 as it's base, therefore I knew I could
ride it and if Jimmy could ride a KZ1000, I could ride a KB2.  And it
looked like nothing else on the planet at the time. The pictures of that
perfectly welded frame just wowed me.  The Cycle issue with it on the cover
is burned into my brain and I sill have that magazine, sealed in a gallon
freezer bag.

I've only ever seen one for sale, it was a couple of years ago and it went
for north of $60K.  So much for fantasies....

Mario

Ah - Nostalgia strikes again! On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:45 PM Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com> wrote: > Because my first bike was a Kawasaki GPz550. Which I bought because I saw > Jimmy Filice keep up with Eddie Lawson at Laguna Seca in 1981 and Jimmy and > I are the same size. And I had never seen a full-fairing bike before I saw > the KB2. The KB2 used the GPz550 as it's base, therefore I knew I could > ride it and if Jimmy could ride a KZ1000, I could ride a KB2. And it > looked like nothing else on the planet at the time. The pictures of that > perfectly welded frame just wowed me. The Cycle issue with it on the cover > is burned into my brain and I sill have that magazine, sealed in a gallon > freezer bag. > > I've only ever seen one for sale, it was a couple of years ago and it went > for north of $60K. So much for fantasies.... > > Mario > >
JC
James Calandro
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 7:03 PM

Or how about a RC790 that KTM has yet to build?  Maybe bimota could build a
ktb1.  I added an extra letter so it would not be confused with the
Kawasaki bikes.  Hey dreaming is free.

Jim
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com wrote:

100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious
power improvements though to compete!
Pags

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro capod2t@gmail.com wrote:

I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin.  I prefer
light bikes with medium power over monstrous power.
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429

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Or how about a RC790 that KTM has yet to build? Maybe bimota could build a ktb1. I added an extra letter so it would not be confused with the Kawasaki bikes. Hey dreaming is free. Jim Jim Calandro il Capo US DESMO www.usdesmo.com 704-843-0429 On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> wrote: > 100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious > power improvements though to compete! > Pags > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro <capod2t@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin. I prefer > > light bikes with medium power over monstrous power. > > Jim Calandro > > il Capo > > US DESMO > > www.usdesmo.com > > 704-843-0429 > > > > > > > > > > < > > htt > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >
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Scott Taylor
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 7:07 PM

What is the power plant in the BB3? Please tell me it’s not a Buell. LOL!!

On Sep 25, 2019, at 3:03 PM, James Calandro capod2t@gmail.com wrote:

Or how about a RC790 that KTM has yet to build?  Maybe bimota could build a
ktb1.  I added an extra letter so it would not be confused with the
Kawasaki bikes.  Hey dreaming is free.

Jim
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com wrote:

100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious
power improvements though to compete!
Pags

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro capod2t@gmail.com wrote:

I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin.  I prefer
light bikes with medium power over monstrous power.
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429

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What is the power plant in the BB3? Please tell me it’s not a Buell. LOL!! > On Sep 25, 2019, at 3:03 PM, James Calandro <capod2t@gmail.com> wrote: > > Or how about a RC790 that KTM has yet to build? Maybe bimota could build a > ktb1. I added an extra letter so it would not be confused with the > Kawasaki bikes. Hey dreaming is free. > > Jim > Jim Calandro > il Capo > US DESMO > www.usdesmo.com > 704-843-0429 > > >> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:00 PM Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 100% agree - to go against the FZ07 and SV650 - would need some serious >> power improvements though to compete! >> Pags >> >>> On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:40 PM James Calandro <capod2t@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I would not mind seeing a bike based on the 650 parallel twin. I prefer >>> light bikes with medium power over monstrous power. >>> Jim Calandro >>> il Capo >>> US DESMO >>> www.usdesmo.com >>> 704-843-0429 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> < >>> htt >> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> >> > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list > Ducati@list.ducati.net > http://list.ducati.net/mailman/listinfo/ducati_list.ducati.net > Mailto: scotttaylor2@comcast.net
JC
James Calandro
Wed, Sep 25, 2019 7:14 PM

Pretty sure that is a BMW motor.
Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
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704-843-0429

On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:08 PM Scott Taylor scotttaylor2@comcast.net
wrote:

What is the power plant in the BB3? Please tell me it’s not a Buell. LOL!!

Pretty sure that is a BMW motor. Jim Calandro il Capo US DESMO www.usdesmo.com 704-843-0429 On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 3:08 PM Scott Taylor <scotttaylor2@comcast.net> wrote: > What is the power plant in the BB3? Please tell me it’s not a Buell. LOL!! > > > > >
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